History VideoGame / PacLand

* EndlessGame: Like the maze games, the game will keep going until the player dies. That said, there are several layouts for platforming. Averted in the [=TurboGrafx=] version, however, which has an ending that is shown after completing Trip 8.

* NewGamePlus: Completing the [=TurboGrafx=] version unlocks ''Pac-Land Pro'', which is basically a harder version of the game.

** A helmet is obtained by pushing a random object, and protects Pac-Man from miniature ghosts. It is lost upon dying or finishing a return home.

* TheCameo: Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Baby would greet Pac-Man whenever he arrives home. Chomp Chomp and Sour Puss also appear, but only in the American version. And just as in the first game, the ''VideoGame/{{Galaxian}}'' ship makes an appearance, rarely being dropped by the Ghosts (with its signature flying pattern) and can be eaten for points.

* AdaptedOut: The Mother Fairy makes no appearance in the Famicom version. Instead, the trees display the words Fairy Land and a few fairies appear. Pac-Man's family is nowhere to be seen either.

* ArcadePerfectPort: The UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 version. It not only looks and plays exactly like the original, but sports an alternative control scheme that makes Pac-Man move with the D-Pad instead of the face buttons, animated "Coffee Break" segments that play every two trips (eight rounds), and a [[AWinnerIsYou very basic ending.]]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The building Pac-Man passes by at Break Time spots is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Christian Church]] in Japan, but the cross is taken down for the American version. Being based on the Japanese version, the ''Namco Museum Vol. 4'' CompilationRerelease of ''Pac-Land'' brings the cross back. In all releases of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', the cross is removed again for the Pac-Land stage.

* PerpetualFrowner: In this game, Blinky has a forlorn and gloomy face compared to the other fellow ghosts, especially Clyde, as he has more of an aggressive looking expression. Their facial expressions are more apparent in the ending for the TurboGrafx-16 version. Since this game is heavily based on the ''Hanna-Barbera'' cartoon, it makes sense why their personalities are strikingly different.

* CraniumRide: Funnily enough, you can actually jump and simply '''stand''' right on top of the ghosts' heads without even dying somehow despite the fact that he'll lose a life if comes in direct contact with them. There's even a level in the game where there's a ''huge'' lake to traverse to, but the springboard aren't available. To do this, Pac-Man will be forced to hop on one of the ghosts that are using biplanes to unintentionally hitch him a ride. For that matter, [[ArtificialStupidity none of them seem to even bother to make the effort of getting Pac-Man off of them for no reason whatsoever.]]

* WaterGeyserVolley: Like the fire hydrants in the town stages, the geysers that are shown in the bridge levels can either give a elevating boost to Pac-Man for him to advance through higher sections of the bridges or they'll just drag him into the water below.

* DeathThrow: Highly inverted. Whenever Pac-Man dies after getting hit by a ghost, rather than falling off the stage, his death animation displays him slowly falling to the ground while he's clenching his eyes in an over-the-top dramatic fashion, almost as if he's in nothing but pure agony while his hat is knocked off of him.

** Wingshoes are automatically obtained

* DeadHatShot: Anytime when Pac-Man plummets into a bottomless pit or sinking into a vat of quicksand his hat is the only remaining thing that's visible.

* BigBoosHaunt: To break up the pacing of platforming, the mansion levels have labyrinth-like areas where Pac-Man has to locate and use keys to open doors to progress. It's also the only time where the ghosts aren't using any of the vehicles to hunt down the Pac but are instead freely lurking around and there are no Power Pellets in sight to make Pac-Man fend them any of them off. In the higher difficulty versions of this stage it's also darkened making it harder to actually see where Pac-Man is going as well. Can't have a mansion-themed level without ghosts right?

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Not necessarily for the ''VideoGame/PacMan'' series, but for {{Platform Game}}s in general. Instead of using a joystick or directional pad to move and a button to jump, ''Pac-Land'' has two separate buttons for walking right and left, as well as a jump button. Because of this, several ports of the game use the control setup of having the directional pad jump while the face buttons move left and right. It can take some time to adjust to, and later ports offer an alternative option to use more standard controls.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Not necessarily for the ''VideoGame/PacMan'' series, but for {{Platform Game}}s in general. Instead of using a joystick or directional pad to move and a button to jump, ''Pac-Land'' has two separate buttons for walking right and left, as well as a jump button. Because of this, several ports of the game use the control setup of having the directional pad jump while the face buttons move left and right. It can take some time to adjust to, and many ports offer an alternative option to use more standard controls.

* EndlessGame: Like the maze games, the game will keep going until the player dies. That said, there are several layouts for platforming.
** Averted in the [=TurboGrafx=] version, which has an ending that is shown after completing Trip 8.

It was the TropeCodifier to the 2D platformer style of game. Partially created to tie-in with the [[WesternAnimation/PacMan Hanna-Barbara cartoon]], the American version featured designs for characters based on the cartoon, with all versions also including the show's theme music. The Japanese version gave Pac-Man the appearance of previous games' Arcade cabinets, but Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac were given original designs to match. The designs are still used to this day. By extension, it was the first game to have Pac-Man use his character artwork in-game. Most re-releases would be based on the Japanese version.

* OneUp: {{Trope Maker}} of the collectible kind, Special Pacs appear if Pac-Man uses the hover boots above a certain location.

* TheCameo: Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Baby would greet Pac-Man whenever he arrives home. Chomp Chomp and Sour Puss also appear, but only in the American version. And just like the first game, the Galaxian ship makes an appearance, rarely being dropped by the Ghosts (with it's signature flying pattern) and can be eaten for points.

* TimedMission: The Break Time sign, Fairy Land, or Pac-Man's house must be reached before the timer expires (represented by several Pac-Man doing a slower dying animation from the first game). He will receive bonus points based on the time left, and if the Lucky Pac is obtained, it will automatically refill while giving the time bonus.

The story was very basic, as it depicted Pac-Man helping a lost fairy return to Fairy Land, with Pac-Man's Ghostly enemies trying to get in the way. And this time, they've got an armada of vehicles.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The Mother Fairy appears in this game and makes no other appearances in the series. Even her children make a cameo in Namco Museum 4's opening.

* ForTheEvulz: The ghosts have nothing to gain from preventing the fairy from getting to Fairy Land. They just want to beat Pac-Man.

* InASingleBound: After returning the fairy to its mother, she gifts Pac-Man with magic boots that allow him to keep jumping in mid-air. Helps to get Pac-Man get back home before time runs out.

* TimedMission: The Break Time sign, Fairy Land, or Pac-Man's house must be reached before the timer at the end expires (represent by several Pac-Man doing a slower dying animation from the first game). He will receive bonus points based on the time left, and if the Lucky Pac is obtained, it will automatically refill while giving the time bonus.

* ForTheEvilz: The ghosts have nothing to gain from preventing the fairy from getting to Fairy Land. They just want to beat Pac-Man.

* TriumphentReprise: The trip back includes a more triumphant version of the main level theme.

The story was very basic, as it depicted Pac-Man helping a lost fairy return to fairy world, with Pac-Man's Ghostly enemies trying to get in the way. And this time, they've got an armada of vehicles.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome:

** The classic Power Pellet

* TimedMission: The Break Time sign, Fairy World, of Pac-Man's house must be reached before the timer at the end expires (represent by several Pac-Man doing a slower dying animation from the first game). He will receive bonus points based on the time left, and if the Lucky Pac is obtained, it will automatically refill while giving the time bonus.

In 1985, one of the most famous platformers, ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', was released. It became one of the most important games in history, but few knew about the inspiration for it. Released in 1984, a year earlier, was a video game from the ''VideoGame/PacMan'' franchise titled ''Pac-Land''.

It was the TropeCodifier to the 2D platformer style of game. Paritally created to tie-in with the [[WesternAnimation/PacMan Hanna-Barbara cartoon]], the American version featured designs for characters based on the cartoon, with all versions also including the show's theme music. The Japanese version gave Pac-Man the appearance of previous games' Arcade cabinets, but Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac were given original designs to match. The designs are still used to this day. By extension, it was the first game to have Pac-Man use his character artwork in-game. Most re-releases would be based on the Japanese version.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Failure to jump over the large bodies of water Pac-Man encounters cost a life.

In 1985, one of the most famous platformers, ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', was released. It became one of the most important games in history, but few knew about the inspiration for it. Released in 1984, a year earlier, was a video-game titled ''Pac-Land''.

It was the TropeCodifier to the 2D platformer style of game. Paritally created to tie-in with the [[WesternAnimation/PacMan Hanna-Barbara cartoon]], the American version featured designs for characters based on the cartoon, with all versions also including the show's theme music. The Japanese version gave Pac-Man the appearance of previous games Arcade cabinets, but Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac were given original designs to match. The designs are still used to this day. By extension, it was the first game to have Pac-Man use his character artwork in-game. Most re-releases would be based on the Japanese version.

* Bowlderization: The building Pac-Man passes is a Christian Church in Japan, but the cross is taken down for the American version.

* InASingleBound: After returning the fairy to its mother, she gifts Pac-Man with magic boots that allow him to keep jumping in mid-air. It's prettymuch required.

* TimedMission: The Break Time sign, Fairy World, of Pac-Man's house must be reached before the timer at the end expires (represent by several Pac-Man doing a slower dying animation from the first game). He will receive bonus points based on the time left, and if the Lucky Pac is obtained, it will automatically refill while giving the time bonus.

In 1985, one of the most famous platformers, ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros]]'', was released. It became one of the most important games in history, but few knew about the inspiration for it. Released in 1984, a year earlier, was a video-game titled ''Pac-Land''.

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: As all three were created by Midway, this is the Japanese debut of Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Baby, and Sue.

* SmurfettePrincipal: The only female ghost is Sue, who chases Pac-Man from behind.